Manifolding sales-book.



G. E. DOUGHTY.

MANIFOLDING 'SALES BOOK.

APPLICATION mu) APR.24, 1913.

INVENTOR ga I r I l t ATTORNEYS- lowing claims.

GEORGE EDMUND DOUGHTY, OF CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY,

MANIFOLDING SALES-BOOK Application filed April 24, 1513.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, GEORGE E. DOUGHTY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Caldwell, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifolding Sales- Books, of which the following is a'full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

T his invention relates to manifolding sales books, and with regard to certain more specific features thereof, to manifolding sales books and the like of the triplicate brie of the objects of the present invention is to provide a practical device of the above nature adapted to form a plurality of clear and legible copies of any transaction made thereon.

Another object is to provide a durable de-v vice of the above character in which the leaves may be rapidly and efiiciently manipulated without soiling the fingers by contact with the manifolding materials. v

A further object is to provide a simple form of multiplicate sales book which shall be cheap to manufacture, rapid and efficient in manipulation.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the fol- In the accompanying drawing wherein is shown one of the various possible embo liments of this invention, Figure l is a perspective view showing a sales book in normal operative position; Fig. 2 is a diagram matic side elevation of the sales book; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the manner of cutting the several leaves and carlion sheets; and Fig. l is a similar view with the upper leaves removed.

Similar reference characters refer to simi- 'lar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

' Referring now in detail to the accompanya top cover 3 which is adapted to be fblded,

ing drawing, and more particularly to Fig,

1, a main support orqholder 1 has flexibly connected therewith by means-of a hinge 2 soci ated therewith Specification of Letters Patent, yatented Sept. Bid, @3315.

Serial in. 763,193.

transverse edge of the support 1 in the present' form is a second pad holding and connecting device i adapted to hold. a second pad 8 comprising a plurality, or set of single leaves hereinafter referred to as triplicate leaves. Each of these pads is thus independently connected to the support and has as-- suitable manifolding means, preferably in the form of transfer sheets such as single-faced carbon sheets, one of which, 10, is bound with the l 11, substantially at the connected portion of the folded sheets and is adapted to occupy a normal operative position between the original and duplicate leaves of each set as they are successively used. A second transfer sheet, such as a single-faced carbon sheet 11 is secured with the leaves of the triplicate es of the pad 5 and thereby joined to the support pad, or other set of leaves by means of the holder 7.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 2, an original leaf 1? upon which the inscription is made rests above the carbon sheet 10 which,-

the carbon sheet 11 which will transfer the inscription to the top leaf llof the pad 8. It will thus be seen that when the pad is in normal operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, three clear and distinct copies of any transaction will be reproduced by the present device. The body portions of these pads normally overlie one another with the effective portions of the leaves in registry, the sheets of each set extending'from their respective connected'portions toward the connected portion ,of the other set, one set lapping the other[ This arrangement permits the leaves of either set to be withdrawn from lspping relation with ease and rapidity, and permits the leaves ofthe lower setto be withdrawn from beneath the upper set without disturbing said upper set," Fun thermore it will be noted that the lines of folds of the folded sheets lie at a distance from the connected portion of the other set of sheets, being not close enough to said connected portion to require an abrupt bend in the set of single sheets, when the latter lies above the other set.- Also it will be observed that the edges of the folded sheets opposite their connected portions are free,

and lie in a transverse plane between their connected portion and the free ends of the set of single-sheets, so that the free ends of the folded sheets may be readily grasped, either through the cutaway portion (hereinafter referred to) of the carbon sheet 10, or when said, carbon sheet is thrown back.

Contributing to the general efficiency of the sales book and in order to aid in its rapid manipulation, the various leaves of each set and the associated carbon sheets are cut in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 4, in order that the bookmay be handled without soiling the fingers by contact with the manifolding means. Fig. 3 shows the lower right hand corner-of the original leaf 12 turned back to show more clearly the cut-away portion of the carbon sheet 10, which cutaway portion is positioned oppositethe free ends of the folded sheets, being above the duplicate leaf 13 when in operative position. This cut-away portion will permit the operator to grasp the corner of the original leaf of the next set after completing the transaction and removing the top set of leaves upon which the inscription has been made. From Fig. 4 it will also be noted that the lower right hand corner of the carb bn sheet 11 is cut away as indicated at 16, in order that the diagonally cut corner 17 of the triplicate leaf 14 may be more conveniently grasped. It will of course be understood that the leaves of the pads are provided with lines of perforations 20, 21 in order that they may be conveniently severed from each other and the stub portions retained by the holding clamps. The

' leaves are also. provided with ruled spaces and printed matter as mayloe desired, in order to more efficiently accomplish the purpose or use for which they are intended.

The operation and method of use of a sales book of this character is substantially as follows: Assuming the book to be in operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, and the recording of the transaction completed, the

lower right hand corner of the original sheet 12 is grasped by the operator and moved upwardly and rcarwardly. This will automatically withdraw the carbon sheet 10 there-beneath and cause the same'to fall toward the operator. The set of. leaves is then severed along the dotted lines 21 and the two parts separated and disposed according to the rules of the establishment.

With. the book in this position access to the corner 17, Fig. 4, of the triplicate leaf 14 is more easily obtained. This corner is grasped and the top triplicate leaf torn from v .he stub, which. operation may be accomf'plished without disturbing the carbon sheet Q11. The free end of the next original leaf )2 is than grasped by the operator in onev 7 hand, and pulled toward the"operator, the 2 original and duplicate leaf being thus drawn "9 from beneath the set of triplicate leaves without substantially .moving said set, and the withdrawn folded sheet is them permitted to fall onto the carbon 11, the other hand of the operatorswinging'the carbon 9, sheet '10 into position between the original and duplicate leaves as they arepermitted to fall onto the leaves of the other set. The book is then again in operative position ready'for recording:

It will thus be seen that the present ,in-. I vention provides a book'- in which the leaves may be rapidly and eiliciently manipulated, the carbon sheets almost automatically falling into their proper operative position. M1 The book is simple and practical in its construction, is cheap to manufacture and accomplishes, among. others, all theobjects and advantages above set forth.

As many changescould be made in the above construction and many apparently. widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is.intended that all matter contained in'the.above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrativerandnot hr a. limiting sense i Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a support, two sets of record sheets, one end of each of said sets connected to said support along lines spaced apart on said support, the opposite end of each set being free and lapping a portion of the other set, the under pad composed of folded sheets each providing an original and a duplicate leaf, and two transfer sheets carried by said support rind adapted to be disposed one between an original and a duplicate leaf and the other between a duplicate leaf and the other set of sheets, when in opesetive position.

2.'A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a support, two setsrof record sheets, one end of each of said sets connected to said support along lines spaced apart on said support, the opposite end of each set being free and lapping a portion of the other set, the under ad composed of folded sheets each providif ig a duplicate and an original leaf, and two transfer sheets carrled by said support and adapted to be dis- 1 iii Ill

posed one between an original and a duplicate leaf and the other between a duplicate leaf and the other set of sheets, when 1n operative position, said transfer sheets being respectively connected to said support along the lines of connection of said respective sets with said support.

3. A nianifolding device comprising, in combination, a support, two sets of record sheets, one end of each of said sets connected to said support along lines spaced apart on said support, the opposite end of each set being free and lapping a portion of the other set, the under pad composed of folded sheets each providing an original and a duplicate leaf, the free ends of said original leaves lying between said line of connection of the folded sheets and the free end of the other set of sheets, and two transfer sheets carried by said support and adapted to be disposed one between an original and a duplicate leaf and the other between a duplicate leaf and the other set of sheets, when in operative position.

l. A inanifolding device comprising, in combination, a support, two sets of record sheets, one end of each of said sets connected to said support along lines spaced apart on said support, the opposite end of each set being'free and lapping a portion of the other set, the under pad composed of folded sheets each providing an original and a-duplicate leaf, the lines of fold of said folded sheets lying at a distance from said line of connection of said other set of sheets, and'two transfer sheets carried by said support and adapted to be disposed one between an original and aduplicate leaf and the'other between a duplicate leaf and the other set of sheets, when in operative position.

5. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a support, two sets of record sheets, one end of each of said sets connected tosaid support along lines spaced apart on said support, the opposite end of each set being free and lapping a portion of the other set, the under pad composed of folded sheets each providing an original and a duplicate leaf, the lines of fold of said folded sheets lying at a distance from said line of connection of said other set of sheets, the free ends of said original leaves lying between said line of connection of the folded sheets and the free end of the other set of sheets, and two transfer sheets respectively connected at one end thereof to said sets and therewith to said support. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE EDMUND DOUGHTY.

Witnesses:

C. J. KULBERG, P. A. BLAIR. 

